Cas' will definitely get the brunt of the backlash from Warrington. They will be up there, top 3 come playoff day. Good squad, little injuries. Been in good form all year, and now 'they might fade away' since a cup defeat against Hull? Prior to that, they were winning, and winning comfortably.

I fear this backlash could in effect help to relegate Barrow as Wire now have a free weekend when the Swinton v Barrow fixture takes place, under these recent rules Swinton could get several SL stars playing for them in this massive relegation dogfight

I fear this backlash could in effect help to relegate Barrow as Wire now have a free weekend when the Swinton v Barrow fixture takes place, under these recent rules Swinton could get several SL stars playing for them in this massive relegation dogfight

Living in Edinburgh, at times it is refreshing listening to people talk about a sport they enjoy and are passionate about, even if they only go to one or two games, without a massive chip on their shoulder. Even if I do think their sport is one of the most boring in the world.

Living in Edinburgh, at times it is refreshing listening to people talk about a sport they enjoy and are passionate about, even if they only go to one or two games, without a massive chip on their shoulder. Even if I do think their sport is one of the most boring in the world.

Dave your also talking about something that hasn't happened while bemoaning about folk bringing up stuff about something that hasn't happened.

Dave your also talking about something that hasn't happened while bemoaning about folk bringing up stuff about something that hasn't happened.

No, the post did happen, that is what I was talking about!

Maybe I just need a break from the forum, it's pretty depressing reading at the moment and nowhere near matches my thoughts for the game. I'm still enjoying almost every game I watch, I'm behind the structure changes (whichever of the two they take), I'm extremely excited about the RLWC yet almost everything I read about the game I love is telling me that it is a farce and the game is dying.

In the last couple of weeks we have seen extensive threads about the game being nowhere near as good as the NRL, the Cup should be scrapped, the RLWC will be a disaster, the game will die if P&R is brought back - I even read a thread on FB about fans being outraged that there was no minutes silence for Graham Murray before the Wire v Hull semi, despite the fact his death had been confirmed within an hour of kick off. Following Twitter in the build up and during the Wire v Hull semi there were endless numbers of fans ranting about the RFL wanting a Wire v Wigan final and fixing the draw, and then during the game when Waterhouse got a try, they were calling it a conspiracy.

Maybe I just need a break from the forum, it's pretty depressing reading at the moment and nowhere near matches my thoughts for the game. I'm still enjoying almost every game I watch, I'm behind the structure changes (whichever of the two they take), I'm extremely excited about the RLWC yet almost everything I read about the game I love is telling me that it is a farce and the game is dying.

In the last couple of weeks we have seen extensive threads about the game being nowhere near as good as the NRL, the Cup should be scrapped, the RLWC will be a disaster, the game will die if P&R is brought back - I even read a thread on FB about fans being outraged that there was no minutes silence for Graham Murray before the Wire v Hull semi, despite the fact his death had been confirmed within an hour of kick off. Following Twitter in the build up and during the Wire v Hull semi there were endless numbers of fans ranting about the RFL wanting a Wire v Wigan final and fixing the draw, and then during the game when Waterhouse got a try, they were calling it a conspiracy.

Being a Rugby League fan can be pretty depressing tbh.

I think there is a really balanced view on this forum actually.

It's not all sweetness & light but its passionate & honest and surely that's the better option.. ?

Our game has its issues that can not be ignored eg sponsorship, lack of finance, Red Hall's very poor communication and the sport's slow national growth. They will rightly be debated on here.

The other side of the coin sees the recent threads about Mick Crane, Sam Tomkins, Martin Gleeson etc which have been excellent.

The humour and jousting is great but we will never all agree - long may that continue.....

Maybe I just need a break from the forum, it's pretty depressing reading at the moment and nowhere near matches my thoughts for the game. I'm still enjoying almost every game I watch, I'm behind the structure changes (whichever of the two they take), I'm extremely excited about the RLWC yet almost everything I read about the game I love is telling me that it is a farce and the game is dying.

In the last couple of weeks we have seen extensive threads about the game being nowhere near as good as the NRL, the Cup should be scrapped, the RLWC will be a disaster, the game will die if P&R is brought back - I even read a thread on FB about fans being outraged that there was no minutes silence for Graham Murray before the Wire v Hull semi, despite the fact his death had been confirmed within an hour of kick off. Following Twitter in the build up and during the Wire v Hull semi there were endless numbers of fans ranting about the RFL wanting a Wire v Wigan final and fixing the draw, and then during the game when Waterhouse got a try, they were calling it a conspiracy.

It's not all sweetness & light but its passionate & honest and surely that's the better option.. ?

Our game has its issues that can not be ignored eg sponsorship, lack of finance, Red Hall's very poor communication and the sport's slow national growth. They will rightly be debated on here.

The other side of the coin sees the recent threads about Mick Crane, Sam Tomkins, Martin Gleeson etc which have been excellent.

The humour and jousting is great but we will never all agree - long may that continue.....

absolutely agree about this forum, its head and shoulders the best imho, my comment was more about the general theme wherever you are. like I say, I think im just a bit fatigued by it, the Fringe festival starts today so ill hopefully spend more time outside laughing and less time on here moaning and arguing

absolutely agree about this forum, its head and shoulders the best imho, my comment was more about the general theme wherever you are. like I say, I think im just a bit fatigued by it, the Fringe festival starts today so ill hopefully spend more time outside laughing and less time on here moaning and arguing

I fear this backlash could in effect help to relegate Barrow as Wire now have a free weekend when the Swinton v Barrow fixture takes place, under these recent rules Swinton could get several SL stars playing for them in this massive relegation dogfight

Not for the first time Swinton are mentioned (in a critical way) whenever Warrington or DR are the topic of a post - this one being started on the backlash Castleford may get from Warrington.

Mick I can understand where you are coming from but Barrow or Swinton won't be relegated as a result of this one game but because of the seasons results.

DR has not helped us (look at the league table) and I am sure I speak for most of our fans when I say the sooner it ends the better - we did not introduce DR, we admittedly used it to its maximum (I believe within the rules) and that made it unpopular with lots of our own fans as well as opposing ones.

I have been watching this great game of ours for over 60 years and the RFL has a history of making 'controversial' rules DR wasn't the first and won't be the last.